Alter Ego

A person who has an alter ego is said to lead a double life.

Alter Ego

His dissociAtive identity

Hated doubLe persona

Steel secreTive shadow

Ready to mEnace mischief

Eagerly yeaRning to exploit

Thus  supprEssive control

Was needinG management

All dark secOnds of his life

Copyright @ Phillozofee 2018

Author's Note

The term appeared in common usage in the early 19th century when dissociative identity disorder was first described by psychologists. ... Anton Mesmer used hypnosis to separate the alter ego.

Reviews

[Lyn Anderson]

Acrostics are hard to do well. Bravo. You've done it.

[J. J. Nightingale]

Wow, I think there are more alter egos than we can imagine..
It's a world of secret make believe, dipped in deception
to ease and to trouble the lonesome darkened heart..

Well Done........................ Jazzy

[NotUsinganymore]

Very great poem about alter egos. I think every single human, even the good have an altar ego.